September 5, 2023 Through the Coastal Stewardship Certification Course I recently completed in August with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County, I met Dr. Allison Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor of Biology at New Jersey City University (NJCU). In addition to her teaching at NJCU, Dr. Fitzgerald brings her doctoral work in oyster ecotoxicology to bear …
Urban Climate Resilience
September 6, 2022 The Penn Water Center is a research center dedicated to understanding and developing solutions to urban water complications, connecting the work of faculty and students at the University with regional, national, and global leaders. Its work is divided into four overarching categories: integrated watershed management, finance, technology, and innovation, urban water systems, …
June 4, 2022 As someone who hopes to start a nonprofit organization and improve the health and sustainability of my community, it is always inspiring for me to see other young people find success in their climate-related endeavors. I was especially impressed this week by the story of Domingo Morales, the founder of Compost Power, …
January 1, 2022 “Vulnerable populations—many of whom have already been exposed to hazardous conditions in their neighborhoods—now stand to benefit least from greening initiatives. [emphasis mine]. The tragic irony here is that improvement of . . . neighborhoods through green infrastructure may cause . . . vulnerable populations to lose their neighborhoods altogether.” (Anguelovski, Connolly, …